With the increasing integration of society and economy in the European
Union, purely regional or national approaches often make no sense, and a
wider view is required. The EuroGIS module provides a fundamental
overview of issues of geoinformation in Europe. Key information on how
Europe works and which organisations and institutions are relevant on
the EU level is provided. European datasets and projects are analysed,
and European initiatives such as Galileo and Copernicus are assessed.
Practical work introduces into finding of and working with European
datasets e.g. in the context of Copernicus.Important policy developments
related to GI are explored, and strategies to make geodata available at
the European level, such as INSPIRE, are addressed.
- Teacher: Markus Eisl